Combination and arrangement of rotary web-printing machines.



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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 7,1913.

Application filed April 2, 1910. 1 861131 No. 653,071.

machines and has for its primary object to provide an improved combination and arrangen'ient of. a plurality of presses whereby time may be economized and the operation of the presses made more eliicient in the production of newspapers and the like ranging from two to any rei'piired number of pages usually assembled by presses of this nature.

One of the objects of this invention is to make it'possible to utilize allof'the press sections at. times when according to old, Well known plans of arrangement, one. fourth to one half of the press sections remained idle and non-productive.

Another object is to have all of the press sections coliperatively arranged with their bases in substantially the same plane or on a common base plate.

Still another object is to arrange the presses in such order as to provide ample working space around each press.

Another object is to provide means for operating the press sections in separate groups independently of each other and to provide a plurality of power units having means for coupling said power units up to .any or all of the said groups.

To the accomplishment of these and other objects as will appear in the specification, the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts exemplified in the drawings and more specifically pointed out in the claims. a

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the-left end of one side of a battery of six double presses embodying my improvements, parts of the foundations being broken away to show one-of the power units with its driving connections. Fig. is a similar side elevation of. the other end of the same battery. Fig. :2- is a top plan view,

of the base frames and shafting connections with the couplings therefore Fig. 4 is an end elevation taken from the right of Fig. l with the folding mechanism removed. Fig. 5 is an end elevation from the right of Fig. l showing the folding mechanism diagrammatically.

On the basis that in newspaper calculations eight pages are considered as a unit, a'

press which prints eight pages is called a single press, and one which prints sixteen pages is'called a double press. Accordingly, in the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings, a battery of six double presses each capable of printing sixteen pages, is provided. These sixteen-page sections are, in the present embodiment, arranged in two parallel rows with their bases in the same plane to form three pairs of double presses. Zach of said rows is provided with a folder at each end.

Referring first to Fig. 2 of the drawings, the double presses are represented generally by the letters A, B, O, D, E, and F. Inasmuch as all of these presses are substantially the same, a description of one double section will be suliicient for all. Referring to section A, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, the base frame 1 of said section is mount-- ed in any suitable manner, not specifically concerned in the present invention, upon any suitable foundation, such as the masonry 2. Rigidly' mounted on the base 1, are side frames 3 and 4 wherein may be mounted a plurality of plate cylinders, impression cyl' in'd'ers, ink doctor rolls, inking rolls, etc., in a well known manner. Projecting vertically from the side frames 3 and 4: in substandaily the same planes therewith, are the parallel extension frames 5 and 6 between which are supported in any suitable manner apair of angle bars 7 and 8 arranged at an inclinapartly in section, of the entire battery of presses. F 1g. 3 is a diagrammatic plan View tion to said frames in one direction and a.

pair of angle bars 9 and 10 arranged with an opposite inclination, said bars 7 and 8 be ing arran ed in difi'erent planes and in planes difl etent from those of the angle bar's 9 and 10.- By means of this arrangement,a web having been printed in the usual manner and divided by a slitter 11 may be 'directed by said angle bars either toward the folder at the end of the press or may be directed across to the companion'press B paired therewith. The several )resscs are thus adapted to pass their printed webs from one to the other or to the folders in accordance with the operating plans to be hereinafter referred to. The web from a large 'roll of paper 12 may be guided to the printing rolls in any desired manner. Said roll 12 is mounted in the side frames 3 and 4 in bearings 13 and 14 disposed adjacent .to the floor of the press room thereby facilitating the positioning of the roll 12 preliminary to operating the press. As will beseen from an inspection of Fig. 3, ample space is provided between each pair of double presses and between the two presses of each pair, thus facilitating all work in connection with the operation of the presses.

Referring now more especially to Figs. 1 and 2, at the end of the battery of double presses a roller frame casting 15 projects on one side from the side frame 3 and a corresponding frame cas ing 16 is arranged on the opposite side extending from the side frame of the press section B. Intermediately of the roller frames 15 and 16 is a third frame 17. The'outer projectin ends of said frames are supported prefera ly by means of one of the side frames 18 (see Fig. 1) of the folding mechanism to be again referred to. Journaled within the guide roller frames 15, 16 and 17 are a plurality of guide rollers 19 and 20, suitably arranged and grouped to direct the printed webs from the several presses to the folding mechanisms in accordance with the methods of working the presses to be hereinafter indicated. Said guide rollers include a series of compensating rollers which are designed and arranged to equalize the irregularities of theprinted sheet margins running as they do as idler rollers and being turned by the printed sheets passingover and under them. In addition, at suitable points there are positioned bracket arms projecting either upwardly or downwardly over the! folder frames, said brackets being provided with bearings for iron rollers, which are driven. by friction from the printed sheet. These idler rollers are spaced apart so as to prevent the printed sheets from touching each other until they have been assembled at the top of the folding former.

Referring more especially to Figs. 1 and 5, the folding mechanism comprises the idler rollers for guiding the webs thereto, a fold- "ng former 21, there being one of these fold- :ng mechanisms at each end of each row f double presses. Said-former 21 is dis-.

closed with its nose inwardly toward the and press A and is adapted to double the caper prelimlnarily to passing it between he guide rollers 22, said rollers 22 being positioned a little in advance of creasing I rollers 23. After passing through the creasing rollers 23, the folded web is passed through the compression rollers 24, which compression rollers are driven in any suitablemanner, preferably by a chain of gears from the drive shaft 32 to be presently referred to again. Should it be desired to assemble the web or webs from the press B (see Fig. 5) onto the web or webs from press A, a guide roller 26 adjacent to and a little to one side of the creasing rollers 23 over which the doubled web may be passed on its way to a transfer guide-roller 27, there preferably being a compensating roller 28 interposed between the guide rollers 26 and 27. From the guide roller 27 which is preferably mounted in the folder frame, the doubled web may be passed to the creasing rollers 23 of the press A and there assembled with the folded web from said press and passed together through the compression rollers 24' ofthepress A.

Referring now more especially to Figs. 1, 1 and 3, the combination and arrangement of drive shaft sections, clutches, and power units will be readily understood. In the embodiment shown in the drawings,'the shafting is arranged in nine sections with the adjacent ends of eontiguously disposed sections provided with clutch elements onabling said sections to be connected and disconnected in order to enable one or more sections of the presses to be driven from a -single motor or from all of the-motors combined in a manner to hereinafter be made clear. For this purpose the press sections A, E and F shown in side elevation in Figs. 1 and 1, are provided with shaft sections 29. 30, 31 and 32, saidsections being-journalcd in hangers numbered to 42 inclusivc. ally arranged in the manner shown and provided with clutches 43, 44,. and 45, whereby said sections may be connected to run as a single shaft or divided up into sections in the manner hereinafter indicated.

$uclnsections are preferably co-axi- Extending rearwardly from the shaft sec- 2 tion 32 and preferably in the same plane therewithis a short section 46 which is geared by bevel gears 47 to thesection 32. The rear end of section-46 may be connected to the forward end of the short section 48 by means of a clutch 49, said section 48 being geared at 50 with a shaft section 51 which extends through the press section B and across to the press section C.- A short shaft section 52 is also disposed to extend rearwardly from the secti0n29 to whichshaft it is geared by means of bevel' gears 53. This shaft section 52 is geared at 54 to a shaft folding mechanisms and are provided with section 55. extendin through the press sc'c- B. D and having clutches 43, 44, and

gears 56, 57, 58 and 59 respectively for driving said folding mechanisms.

Arranged below the common base of the printing press sections A, B, C, D, E and F, and preferably in a sub-basement for that purpose, are a plurality of power units which may be connected up separately or together with the different press sections by means of the shaft sections and clutches justreferred to. Said power units are preferably a series of electric motors 60, 61 and 62, the disposition of said motors being exemplified, as shown in the drawings, by placing the motor 60 under the press section E and gearing it directly to the shaft section 29 as shown. Again, the motor 61 is preferably disposed beneath press section F and geared directly to the shaft section 31 and the third motor 62 is disposed preferably beneath the press 'section B and geared directly to the shaft section 51. It will be evident therefore that driven by the respective motors in the following combinations, there being the usual means such as removable idler gears or'the like for connectin or disconnecting each individual press rom the drive shafts. First, the two center sections G and F may be cut out and the four end sections A, B, D and E, run separately. With thisarrangeinent the paper after printing eight pages or less will run on section A and turning on angle bars thereabove pass to the adjacent folding mechanism. In a similar manner, the printed .Web from press sections adjacently disposed folding mechanisms. With this arrangement, if desired, all the motors may be used together with all the clutches closed or maybe used separately by 49 open. To runten and twelvepage papers, full capacity, the press sections may be run as twov machines containing three sections each,

that is, sections A, B and C may be run together driven by motor 61 or 62 for one machine, and sections D, E and F- running together' and driven by motor or 61 for the other machine. To run ten-page papers from four folders, pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10, may he run on section A being passed over to the folder adjacent to. press section A by means of the angle bars and guide rollers hcrcinbet'ore referred to, pages 5 and 6 being run on press section B and being passed up through the angle bars thereabove, crossed over and turned to intersect the other pages on section A and passed onto the folder ofsection A. In another try, pages 1, 2, 9 and 10 may be run on see- 1 on B and passed over to the folder adagcent to said section, while pages 3, 4, 5, 6,

and 8 may be run on section C, and passed over section B to intersect the other pages from section B and to pass on to the folder for section B.

the presses may be twenty-eight and thirt- E will pass respectively to their,

Sections D, -E and F and the folders adjacent to end sections D and may be dressed in a similar manner;

In order to get twelve-page papers from four folders, the motors and printing sections may be run the same as described for ten pages, pages'l, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 and'12 eing run on section A and passed to the folder for said sections while pa es 5, 6, 7

assed over to intersect; the. other pages an I then and 8 may be run on section B an be onto the folder for section A; or pages -1, 2, l1 and 12 may be run on section B and passed onto the folder for section B,.while P s 4, 7. section 0 and passed over to intersect the other pages on section B and then onto the folder for section .B. Press sections D, .E and F with the folders ad'acent to the end sectionsD and E may be ressed in a simi-' lar manner. To run two pages, the presses may'be divided into three separate machines, sections A and and 0 being run together and driven by motor 62 and sections D and E being'run together and driven by motor 60. With this arrangement sections A and F deliver the web to the folder for section A, the webs from sections B and C are delivered to the folder for section B and the webs for D and E can be delivered to either of the folders adjacent thereto. In fact, the folders on each end of the press being equipped with 7,8, 9 and 10 may be run on fourteen, sixteen,

F being run together and driven by motor 61, sections'B the transferring rollers already referred to r are adapted to deliver complete .papers in smgle sections or from two to four sections all inserted. The presses may be operated for any combination of pages ranging from two to ninety-six andwith a great saving of time and machinery.

By means of the combination and arrlzltngemen t of press sections, together with t e before described, by far the larger amount of the labor connected with the printing op-- fecting printing mechanisms which are'provided with inking,

plate and impression cylinders, foldin mechanisms, and sectional shafting and c utches located in the manner driving and clutch elements as hereindescribed will make available many-more combinations and arrangements such as are instanced above. The provided with means the efliciency over what has arrangement.

resses are, moreover, a or greatly increasing heretofore been possible with present well known orders of.

drive shaft section and the others of said name to this specification, in the presence I presses being provided with their respective of two subscribing witnesses, on the 24th drive shafts, a folder geared to each end day of March A. D. 1910.

press, and means for-connecting all of said CLARENCE W. DOLL. 5 drive shafts'in operable relation to each Witnesses:

other. HILLARD U. BROWN,

In testimony whereof I have signed my I O. R. JOHNSON. 

